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SPECIAL 
OFFICIAL. REPORT 

OF 

JOHN O. XURNEIR, 

^TATE ^apE^IjiTEHDEWT OF EDOdATIOM, 

OF 

miMFNTSmiOyiOilSfilCULTUIIAL SCHOOLS 

OF ALABAMA, 

FOR 

SOHOLASTIO Y:^AIIS 1895-7 AlTD 1897-S, 

TO 
HIS EIXCGILLENCY, 

JOSEIPH F.JOHNSXON, 

CBiOVElRNOR OF ALABAMA. 

MCITGOMEEY, ALA-, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898. 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 

RECEIVED 

AUG 12 1901 

lYISION OF DOCUMENTS. 



MONTGOMERY, ALA.: 

ROEMER PRrXTING CO., STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 

1898. 




SPECIAL 



OFFICIAL REPORT 



OF 



JOHN O TURNER, 
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION 



OF 



EXPERIMENT STATION AND AGRICULTURAL 
SCHOOLS OF ALABAMA, 



FOR 



SCHOLASTIC YEARS 1896-7 AND 1897-8, 



TO 



His Excellency, 

JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON, 

Governor of Alabama. 



Montgomery, Alabama, 

September 15, 1898. 



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 

Montgomery, Ala., September 15, 1898, 



To His Excellency, 

Joseph F, Johnston, 

Governor of Alabama,. 
My Dear Sir : 

Under the statutes of Alabama, the Superintendent of 
Education of the State is required to make bi-ennial re- 
ports of all the educational interests of the State to the 
Governor ; and when the same meet his approval he 
may direct the Superintendent of Education to have the 
same published, in such numbers as he may deem nec- 
essary, for public distribution. Having completed my 
report on the subject of Normal Schools of the State, 
under this requirement of law, I now herewith submit 
to your Excellency a full bi-ennial report of the nine 
Experiment Stations and Agricultural Schools recently 
established in our State ; and ask that you allow me to 
publish in pamphlet form a sufficient number of copies 
for public distribution, that the general public may be 
informed as to what has been accomplished by these 
Schools, the cost of maintenance, and the sources from 



which this aid is obtained. I deem this highly import- 
ant, for the following reasons, viz : 

First. These Schools, as their names indicate, are 
experiments y now in their infancy, and I deem in highly 
important that the people should fully understand their 
nature, sources of revenue, and mode of operation, before 
attempting to encourage or discourage their progress. 

Second. In view of this innovation of our "School 
System," imposing so many ne^v and responsible duties 
upon the Superintendent of Education, some means 
must be provided to give more aid in clerical assistance 
of the Department of Education, in order that the best 
results may be achieved. 

Third. Suspicion has been aroused all over the State, 
that all our State Schools are operated entirely at the 
expense of the " Common School System," and, these 
State Institutions being so numerous, that all, or nearly 
all, the time allowed for supervision of the Schools of the 
State, is taken up with these State Schools — to the 
prejudice of the Common School System. 

Fourth. The public mind is now so thoroughly 
aroused upon this subject that many legislators have 
been elected upon this issue ; and doubtless at the meet- 
ing of the next General Assembly much discussion will 
be provoked upon this vital issue. 

For these, and many other reasons too numerous to 
mention in this connection, I desire to submit the facts, 
so that our legislators, and all interested in this matter, 
may know them, and act intelligently upon this import- 
ant matter that should interest our entire Common- 
wealth. Therefore I know of no better manner to ac- 
complish this end .than to publish, under your direction, 
the full and complete workings of these Schools for the 
past two years. 



In has been my earnest desire, from the day of my in- 
duction into ofhce, to discharge my whole duty to each 
and every citizen of the State, upon all matters with 
which I have been intrusted. In view of this fact, I pray 
your Excellency will consent that this report be made a 
public document, that the people may shoulder their 
own responsibilities, and the burden be taken from 
those who originated them, if such be the case. 

Thanking your Excellency for continued favors of 
kindness in the discharge of all my official duties at all 
times and under all circumstances, I have the honor to 
be Your obedient servant, 

John 0. Turner, 
State Superintendent Education-. 



PART 1— First District. 

REPORT OF THE 

JACKSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 

FOR THE YEAR 1896-97, 

BY 

THOMAS C. CLYCE, Principal, 



Jackson, Clarke County, Ala., July 20, 1897 
To MoN. Jno. 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : 

I. Number of students enrolled, male and female : 

1. Male 100 

Female 94 

Total 194 

II. The number in each class or department, male 

and female : 

PRIMARY department. 

Male 26 

Female 25 

Total 51 



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PREPARATORY DEPARtMENT. 

Male 47 

Female 41 

Total 88 

COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. 

Male 30 

Female 26 55 

Total 194 

III. The number of courses or schools taught in the 
college : 

School of languages. 
School of Mathematics. 
School of English Philosophy. 
School of Art. 
School of music. 
Business Department. 

IV. The number of students in each of these courses 
or schools : 

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES. 

Male 50 

Female 44 

Total 94 

SCHOOL OP MATHEMATICS. 

Male 85 

Female 80 

Total 165 

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND PHILOSOPHY. 

Male 90 

Female 80 

Total 170 



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SCHOOL OF ART. 

Male 3 

Female 3 

Total 

SCHOOL OF MUSIC. 

Male 4 

Female 33 



Total 37 

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 

Male 11 

Female 3 



Total 14 

V. The number of graduates, and from what schools 

or courses, male and female,: 
None. 

VI. Thejiumber of professors and teachers, and sal- 

aries paid each, including the President, Sec- 
retary and Treasurer. 
Nine. 

T. S. Clyce, President $1,300 00 

E. S. Pugh 963 88 

J. W. Culver 220 00 

Miss Lucia Phillips 315 00 

Mrs. D.M. Aldridge 302 00 

Miss Willie F. Crum , 360 00 

Miss Wilda Powe 113 00 

Dr. G. S. Chapman 433 50 



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P. E, Townsley, (Bir;. Dept. on merit) 
Secretary and Treasurer, no salary. 



Total $4,007 38 

YII. The total amount paid for the run- 
ning expenses of the College, in- 
cluding improvemens of the 
grounds, repairs on buildings, ad- 
vertising, traveling expenses, etc.. 
itemized. 

Rent of Pianos $116 25 

School Furniture 582 19 

Chattanooga Steel Roofing Co. . 142 17 
Capital City Fire Insurance Co. iS5 00 

Freight on Guns 5 39 

Janitor 9S 75 

Watchman 23 50 

Coal 89 93 

Stationery and Printing . 39 00 

Hauling and moving Pianos... 3 50 

Repairing Piano 6 00 

6 Easels and 4 Tables 6 40 

Treasures Expenses to Mobile 

and Montgomery 29 55 

Postal Telegraph Company. ... 5 65 
A. M. Wing for Brown, Buch. 

ets, Lime & Co 36 20 

Chilton Lumber Co., for lumber 8 37 
F. S.Pugh, traveling expenses. 19 30 

Art Material. ■ 9 60 

Advertising 3 00 $1,359 75 



Toal $6,367 13 



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VII. The resoures of the College for the 
year, and from what sources derived, 
including tuition, incidentals, &c., 
collected — itemized : 
Total amt. rec'd from State . . $4,824 30 
Total amt. rec'd from music 

and Art 519 41 

Total amt. rec'd from Matric- 
ulation 722 50 $6,066 21 

Balance on hand ' . . $ 699 08 

IX. Number of States and counties 

represented in the school : 
States, 4, Counties 7. 

X. The average cost to the student 

taking the course of studies 
prescribed, per annum, item- 
ized : 



PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. 

Matriculation Fee $ 5 00 

Board, $8 per month 72 00 

Books 4 00 

Total $ 81 00 



. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. 

Matriculation fee $ 5 00 

Board, $8 per month 72 00 

Books 8 00 



Total $ 85 00 



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COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. 

Matriculation Fee $ 5 00 

Board, $8 per month 72 00 

Books 12 00 

Total $ 89 00 

Music, Art and Business, $3.00 per month. 

XI. The value of all buildings and 

equipments, lands, endow- 
ments, etc., itemized. 
College Building and Furniture. $6,000 
College Farm 1.000 

Total $ 7,000 00 

XII. The greatest need of the College at present : 

Money, more money. 

XIII. The prospects of the school for another year : 

Very fine . 

XIV. General remarks in the interest of education 

in general : 
Our college is reaching, with a higher education, many 
who could never attend the University of Auburn. If suffi- 
cient money can be secured to keep these schools within 
the reach of the poor, they will revolutionize the educa- 
tional interests of the State and materially aid in bring- 
ing our State to the front. I fear the least act of the 
Legislature has crippled us to an extent. 

Most respectfully submitted, 

Thomas C. Clyce, President 
Jackson Agricultural College. 



PART II.— Second District. 

REPORT OF TEE 

SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AGRICUL- 
TUHAL SCHOOL. 

FOR 

SESSION OF 1S96-7, 
J. A. LINER, Principal. 



Evergreen, Ala.. July 22, 1897. 

Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — 

In compliance with a law and at your request, I here- 
with submit a report of the Southwest Alabama Agri- 
cultural School for the session of 1896-97, ending June 
2, 1897. With the exercises of the last commencement, 
closed the fourth session of this school, and I am pleased 
to be able to report it as a session marked by progress 
both as to the increased number of pupils in attendance 
and the character of the work done. 

Our roll book shows an attendance in all departments 
of 353 pupils — 179 males and 174 females — representing 
fourteen counties in the State ; whose average ages by 
actual investigation was found to be fifteen years. From 



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the increased attendance, from year to year, since its 
establishment four years ago, and from other indications, 
I feel justified in saying that the school is increasing its 
influence throughout this section of the State . 

To give you a correct and definite idea of the scope 
and character of the work being done, I give below the 
different branches of study pursued and the number of 
pupils — males and females — in each branch. Of course, 
several of these branches are sub-divided for convenience 
into several classes and the work distributed among the 
teachers : 

STUDIES PUESUBD AND NUMBER OF PUPILS IN EACH. 

Males. Females. 

Orthography 167 160 

Penmanship 160 152 

Manual Geography 40 34 

United States History 48 64 

Arithmetic ^. . . 98 74 

Geometry 4 2 ■ 

Agriculture 17 

Chemistry . 3 . 1 

Geology 2 1 

Civil Government 5 10 

Rhetoric 6 10 

French 25 22 

Reading ^ 144 136 

English Grammar 48 64 

Physical Geography ■ 17 22 

General History 25 22 

Algebra 35 40 

Trigonometry 4 2 

Physics 25 20 



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STUDIES PURSUED, ETC. — Continued. 

Physiology 24 22 

Botany 8 6 

English Literature 7 9 

Latin 20 30 

The above work may be divided into six courses, or 
schools, with the following number of pupilsi^male and 
female — in each school : 

Classical — Males 45 ; females 52. 

Literary — Males 170 ; females 164. 

Scientific— Males 78 ; females 60. 

Music — Males 1 ; females 25. 

Elocution — Males 7 ; females 33. 

Art — Males 1; females 11. 

Since the establishment of the school four years ago, 
thirteen young men and young ladies have completed the 
entire course of study prescribed in our curriculum, as 
follows: Class of 1894-5, one young man .and three 
young ladies. Class of 1895-6, two young men and 
seven young ladies, and were granted diplomas with 
titles of full graduates. No pupils were graduated the 
last session. 

FACULTY. 

Our. faculty consists of regular teachers, with stated 
salaries, and two, the teacher of music, and the teacher 
of art and elocution, who receive the income of their 
respective departments ; and are as follows : 
J. A. Liner, Principal, Collegiate department, salary $1200 
C. B. Glenn, 1st Ass't " " " 850 

L.W.Payne, 2d " " " '' 750 

Miss Laura V. Stallworth,High School " " 600 



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Faculty — Continued. 

Miss Imogen Russell, Preparatory departm't, salary ..$400 
Miss Sallie Bruner, Primary " " 300 

Miss ¥/illie Cunningham, Primary " " 250 

Miss Josephine Lovelace, Music ; income estimated. 500 
Miss Julia Daughdrill, Elocution and Art, income 

estimated 300 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 

The following are the receipts and disbursements of 
the school for the session of ten scholastic months of' 
1896-97, ending June 2 : 

RECEIPTS. 

Direct State appropriation $2,500 

One-ninth of funds, arrising from the sale of 
fertilizer tags to^April 2, 1897, over and above 
twenty-five cents a ton, the part of which has 

been received to date 800 

Incidental fees 1,378 

Public school funds 408 

Total $5,086 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Teachers' salaries • $4,350 

Incidental expenses, including fuel, lights, janitor's 
wages, repairs of damages to buildings andfur- 
niiiLre,insuraQce, expenses of commencement, &c. 607 



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FINANCIAL STATEMENT— Continued. 

Catalogues, printing, advertisement, &c 79 

Expenses of meeting of the Board of Control 15 

Total $5,051 

Balance on hand 35 

VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. 

The value of the lands, buildings, equipments, etc., 
belonging to the school is as follows : 

Lands $ 2,600 

Buildings 12,000 

Equipments 2,000 

Total $16,600 

AVERAGE COST OF A PUPIL PER SESSION. 

The average cost of a pupil, i)ursuing the regular 
course, per session of ten months, is as follows : 

Incidental fee $ 5 

Board 80 

Total $85 

Owing to the very heavy expense incurred by the 
Board of Control purchasing lands, erecting and equip- 
ping the necessary buildings, and otherwise establishing 
the school ; the full amount of apparatus and other 
supplies necessary to do thorough and satisfactory work 
has not yet been furnished the school. Our most press- 
ing need in this respect at present is a sufficiently com- 
plete set of chemical and philsolophical apparatus, and 



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the necessary chemicals to ilkisfcrate before the classes- 
the subject matter taught in. the text-books. 

The school has established a nuclus of about two 
hundred carefully selected volumes for a library, which 
is steadily being added to by pupils and friends. of the 
school. The great number of books withdrawn and 
read from time to. time, during the past session, by 
pupils from all departments ; and the daily and almost 
hourly consultation of the books of reference, leads us to 
believe that no one feature of our school is likely to be 
more popular, or calculated to exert a more lasting and 
beneficial effect on the student body than our library. 

COUKSE IN AGRICULTURE. 

Under the act establishing this school, the one under 
which the course in agriculture for the past session was 
arranged ; only young men who desired to pursue this 
course, and wlio had a sufficient knowledge of geology, 
chemistry, physic-ai geography, physics, and some other 
branches necessary to comprehend and be instructed by 
the terms used in text-books on agriculture, were given 
a course in that study from text-books. 

In concluding this report, I will say that the pros- 
pects for the school are ver}" flattering indeed, and if no 
epidemic disease, or other misfortune befalls the school, . 
I confidently believe the next session will witness the 
largest enrollment in its history. 
Respectfully submitted, 

J. A. Liner, Principal. 
Approved : N. Stallworth, 

President of Board of ControL 



PAET Zil.— Ihird district. 

REPORT OF THE 



BOUTH-EAST ALABAMA AGRICUL- 
TURAL SCHOOL 

FOR TERM 1896-7, 



BY 



BOARD OF CONTROL, 

Per J. B. Ward. 



Abijbville, AlxV., July 23 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

State Superinteudeut of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — Under the law, and in pursuance with 
your request of and iastru'Ctions of July 12th, we, the 
Board of Control of the Soutli-East Alabama Agricul- 
tural School and Station, herewith respectfully submit 
the following report of said school and Station for the 
year 1896-7. Your questions are answered by numl)er 
in the order they are asked : 

T. Males enrolled 128 

Females enrolled 87 

Total 215 

II. We have no means of ascertaining. 



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III. The School has never been arranged into courses 
or schools. It has never been graded in the sense of a 
Normal School. 

IV. Answered and explained hj answer to question 
number three. 

V. No degrees conferred in the past ;, school never 
authrized to confer degrees until this year. 

VI. Two male teachers and two female teachers in 
the school last year. Principal received $700.00, First 
Assistant received $600.00, Miss McAllister received 
$375.00 and Miss Ward received $350.00; total paid 
Teachers $2,025.00. 

VII. 1897, January 26, by amount paid 

on school building $ 3,841 22 

1897, June 1, hj amount paid teach- 
ers 2,025 00 

1897, June 1, b}^- amount paid for 

station and farm expenses 288 43 

1897, June 1, by incidental expenses. 209 64 

1897, June 1, by traveling expenses. 65 00 
1897, June 1, by Commencement 

expenses . 56 50 



Total paid out for the year. . . .$ 6,125 79 
VIII. 1896, October 1, amount on hand 
reserved from appropriations of 
1893-1 and 1895 to improve build- 
ings and grounds. . .■ $ 2,624 48 

18Q6, November 2, to cash from 
the State 1,558 00 

1897, January 1, to quarterly pay- 
ment from State 750 00 

1897, January 16, to tag tax fund 

from State 450 83 



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1897, March 30, to Public School 

fund from township 400 00 

1897, April 20, to quarterly payment 

from State 750 00 

1897, June 1, to tag tax fund from 

State , 800 00 

1897, June 1, to incidental fees. ... 30 00 

Total on hand and received since 

October 1, 1896 $. 7,448 17 

Balance on hand now, July 23, 1897. 1,322 38 

IX. Two States and four counties. 

X. Board per annum $80 to $90 : Matricu- 

lation and incidental fees per an- 
num $10 ; that cost per annum. . . 100 00 

XI . New school lot $ 400 

Building commenced, when 

completed 9,000 

Old School lot and building . . 700 

Station and farm 1,000 

Total value of State property here. $ 11,100 00 

XII. The completion and furnishing of School build- 
ing now in course of erection. 

XIII. If the school building can be completed and 
furnished, the prospects for the school are far better than 
they liave ever been ; but if building is not finished, they 
are not good. 

This report is very uieMger ;uid unsatisfactory, but 
under the circumstances it is the best we can make. The 
princial of our school for last year was not re-elected and 
he did not make out any report of his year's work ; he is 
away now, and has all the books and records pertaining 
to the active school work, hence we are unable to give- 



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-any accurate figures with reference to classes or num.- 
TDers. 

In the future we expect for our school to be run and 
conducted strictily on college principles, having regular 
courses of study and conferring degrees when these have 
been completed. 

Respectfully subitted, 
Board op Control of S.E.Ala. School andSta'n. 

Per J. B. Ward, 



PART IV.-SIXTH DISTRICT. 

REPORT OF THE 

WEST ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL 
SCHOOL 

FOR THE YEAR 1896-97, 

BY 

JAMES E. ALEXANDER, Principal. 



Hamilton, Ala., August 4, 1897, 
To Hon, John 0. Turner, 

State Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — 

I. Students enrolled : 

Males 156 

Females 73 

Total 229 

II. Number, each department : 
1. Primary — 

Males 30 

Females 20 

Total 50 



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2. Intermediate — 

Males 22 

Famales 18 



Total 40 

3. High school — 

Males. 15 

Females 10 

Total 25 

4. Collegiate — 

Males ' 89 

Females 25 

Total 114 

III. Number of courses or schools, eight. 

IV. Number in each school : 

1. Mathematics. 

Males 126 

Females 53 

Total 179 

2. English — 

Males 124 

Females 52 

Total . 176 

8. vScience — 

Males , 102 

Females 25 

Total 121 

4. Latin — 

Males ■ 56 

5. Agriculture- 

Males 58 



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Females 30 

Total 86 

6. Horticulture — 

Males 10 

Female 5 

Total 

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7. Floriculture — 

Females 12 

8. History — 

Males 45 

Females 25 

Total 70 

V. Number of graduates, none. 

VI. Salaries of Teachers : 

President' $ 900. 

First x\ssistant 750 

Second Assistant 420 

Third Assistant 400 

Fourth Assistant 400 

Total $2870 

Number of teachers six, including 
music. 

VII. Expenses: 

Improvements on grounds $ 78 75 

Annex to building 599 00 

Repairs of building 

Advertising 45 50 

Janitor and wood 71 00 

Rent on piano 42 95 



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Incidental supplies 96 00 

Total $933 20 

VII. Resources : 

State Appropriation. . $ 2,738 89 

Public School Funds 91 50 

Incidentals 285 50 

Tuition 38 00 

Total $3,153 89 

Teachers' salaries to April should 

be above appropriation $1,955 00 

Total $5,108 89 

IX. Number of States represented four ; number of 

counties represented, six, 

X. Average cost per pupil : 

Board $ 60 00 

Fees 2 50 

Books -.. 10 00 

Total $72 50 

XI. Valuation of school property : 

Building $3,000 

Apparatus 150 

Furniture 250 

Land 600 

Total $4,000 

XII. The greatest need of the school at this time is 
a fund sufficient to supply better equipment for the 
proper demonstration of science. It seems that a larger 
appropriation would aid the school very much. The 
school feels the need of a library — especially one of ref- 



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erence books. Many things of great importance can be 
named. 

XIII. The prospects are good for the ensuing year. 

XIV. Remarks of President of Boord on Education 
in general. 

'•More attention should Ije given to scientic agricul- 
ture." 

Very respectfully submitted. 

J. E. Alexander, Principal. 



PAET v.— Seveiitli Distriet. 

REPORT OF THE 



SEVENTH DISTRICT AG-RICULTURAL 
SCHOOL & EXPERIMENT STATION. 

SESSION 1896-97. 



BY 



Wm. F. FEAGIN, President. 



Albertville, Ala., .July 14, 1897. 
To Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery Ala. 
Dear Sir : — 

I. Number of students enrolled past session, 326 — 
males, 177; females, 149. 

II. Number of students in each department : 

Males. Females. 

Primary and Intermediate 86 93 — 179 

Collegiate 91 56—147 

Total 326 

III-IV. The past session the school was divided into 
grades from one tio ten, and every student was required 
to take the studies of his grade — except a few special 
students, who were allowed to select their studies from 
one or more grades. 

Next session the school will be divided into two 
departments, viz: Preparatory and Collegiate. The 



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Preparatory will consist of two years work, and the 
Collegiate of four years work. 

The entrance examination of this institution now 
consists of the elements of Arithmetic, Geography, 
English Grammar, Spelling, Reading and Writing. 
(We send you by this mail a catalogue) . 

V. Number of graduates twelve (12) — male 6, 
female 6. 

VI. Number of teachers during the .past session, and 
salaries each, as follows : 

President or Principal $1,000 00 

First Assistant 750 00 

Second Assistant 700 00 

Two Assistants, $350 each 700 00 

Total $3,150 00 

The last four months of the session, on account 
of the lower grades being so crowded, two stu- 
dents were appointed from the senior class 
to assist Intermediate teachers, at $20 per 
month, and they taught alternately. 

Total amount paid for this work $ 80 00 



Total amount paid for teaching $3 ,230 00 

The teachers of Art, Elocution and Music, take those 
departments on their merits. So there were nine (9) 
teachers in all. 

The Secretary and Treasurer have received since the 
organization of the institution, February 5th, 1894, 
about $245.00: 

Secretary $ 25 00 

Treasurer 220 00 

$245 00 



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Heretofore they have not been members of the Board, 
but now the Secretary and Treasurer is a member of the^ 
Board, and is one and the same person. 

VII. (See Supplement) . 

VIII. (See Supplement) . 

IX. AVe had ones tudent from Florida this year ; the 
others all from Alabama. The counties represented in 
school this year were seven, viz: Etowah, Marshall, 
Tallapoosa, Blount, Cherokee, Elmore and Madison. 

X. Average cost of a student : 

Board (including fuel and lights and 

washing) per annum $ 80 00 

Matriculation fees 6 00 

Total cost $ 86 00 

XI. The value of ail buildings is about. . .$5,200 00 

" " equipments 1,200 00 

lands 1,500 00 

We get $2,500 from the State per annum, providedit is 
not otherwise appropriated. 

XII, The greatest need of the College at present is 
more money . 

- XIII. The prospects of the school for another year 
are good. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Wm. F. Feagin, Principal. 

SUPPLEMENT. 

Report of Seventh District Agricultural School, from 
July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897 : 

1896. 

July 10, Am't received from State . . $625 00 

14, " " " " . . 58 66 

Oct. 3, " '' '' " . . 625 00 



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SUPPLEMENT— Continued . 

1896. 

Dec. 18, Matriculation fees from 

Aug. 2 to Dec. 18 $421 50 

1897. 

Jan. 7, Am't received from State. .$625 00 
" " " exp. 

station and land rent. . 63 40 
Mar. -i, Am't received from State. . 450 83 
April 23, " " " " . . 625 00 

May 13, Matriculation fees from 

Dec.28,'96,toMay 13,'97 468 00 
June 1, Am'treceived from State. . 800 00— $4,762 39 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Salaries for teachers 2 mo's previous 

session ^ 830 00 

President's salary 1,000 00 

1st Assistant's salary 750 00 

2nd " " 700 00 

Two Assistants, ^^'350 each 700 00 

Extra '' 80 00 

Janitor's salary 156 25 

Supt. of Farm and Labor 275 00 

Amount paid for coal, repairs, inci- 
dentals, &c 400 24—14,691 49 

Balance in Treasury ^ 70 90 



PAUT VI — HigMh District. 

REPORT OP THE 

NOKTH ALABAMA AGRICULTUEAL 



FOR SESSION 189G-7, 

BY 

M. K. CLEMENTS, 

PRINCIPAL. 



Athens, Ala., July 16, 1898. 
Hon, John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery., Ala. 
Dear Sir : — I hand you herewith thQ report called for 
which is as follows : 

I. The number of students enrolled: Males, 200; 
females 108. 

II. The number in each department : 

Males. Females. 

Primary . . . ' 41 29 

Preparatory , . . . . 53 36 

Collegiate 106 43 

III. Number of Schools taught : Five. 



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IV. Number in each School : 

Males. Females. 

High School 94 65 

Collegiate 106 43 

Music 6 24 

Art 4 11 

Elocution 6 5 

V. The number of Graduates : Males 1, Females 2» 

VI. Number of Teachers, 7 ; at the following salaries : 

President $ 2,000 00 

First Assistant 750 00 

Second Assistant 700 00 

Third Assistant 400 00 

Fourth Assistant 400 00 

Elocution and Art and Music 

Teachers take their classes on 

their merits. 

Secretary and Treasurer, each ... 50 00 

VII. Total amount paid for running expenses of the 

College : 

Salary of Teacher $ 4,250 00 

Incidental expenses 250 00 

. Improvement of buildings 500 00 

Improvement of grounds 125 00 

Advertising 50 00 

Total $ 5,175 00 

VIII. Resources of the School for the year : 

State appropriation $ 3,000 00 

Tax 2,800 00 

Matriculation fees 800 00 

Total .$ 6,600 00 



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IX. Four States and ten counties represented in the 
School. 

X. Average cost of pupils, taking the course pre- 
scribed: 

Board, $ 80 00 

Matriculation fee 5 00 

Total $ 85 00 

XI. Value of building, equipments, etc : 

Buildings $ 15,000 00 

Grounds 2,000 00 

Farm 3,000 00 

Furniture 1,000 00 

Total $21,000 00 

XII. The greatest need of the School is more money. 
XII. The prospects for the next year very bright, 
XIV. The great need of the school system of Ala- 
bama, is School Legislation that will enable the State to 
raise a sum of money that will more nearly meet the de- 
mands of the times. 

Respectfully submitted, 

M. K. Clements, 

President, N. A. S. 



PART Vn.-ITINTH D ii^THIOT. 

REPORT (no 1 .) 

BLOUMTSVILLE BEAMOH AGRICUL- 
TiJRAL SCHOOL AHB EXPERI- 
MENT STATION. 

FOR YEAR 1896-97, 

BY 

S. M. HENDRICKS, 

PRESIDEXT BOARD OF CONTROL. 



Hendricks, Ala., July 27th, 1897. 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — I wish to submit the following report in 
regard to the Agricultural School and Experiment Sta- 
tion located at Blountsville, Ala : 

April 17tli 1897, received cash on Auditor's 

warrants $ 446 89 

Ajjril 17th, 1897, received cash on Auditor's 

warrants 625 00 

June 1st, 1897, received cash on Auditor's 
warrants 800 00 

Total received $1,871 89 



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-Amount disbursed to teachers and others : 

To E. L. Blaylock $ 240 15 

" J. R. Dewberry 350 00 

" T. C. Moore 300 00 

" J. M. Bright 250 00 

" Margaret Wilkinson 150 00 

" G. W. Darden, Insurance Agent 54 00 

'' U.S. Furniture Company 300 00 

" R. Nation, Supt. Agricultural Farm. . . . 120 00 

'' T. W. DeYampert, for wall map 3 50 

" Board of Control, traveling expenses... 63 65 

Total disbursed $1,831 30 



REPORT (NO. 2.) SUPLEMENTAL, 
(of last named college.) 

Hendricks, Ala., August 23, 1897. 

Hon. John 0. Turner, 

State Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — Please find a supplemental to my report, 
which is from Prof. E. L. Blaylock, or recent date. 

I. Number of pupils enrolled : 

Males 180 

Females '. 124 

Total 304 

II. Number of schools, four — Primary, Grammar 
School, High School, and Collegiate. 



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III. Number of students in each : 

Male. Female. Total. 

Primary 52 30 82 

Grammar school.. 32 31 63 

High school 70 52 122 

Collegiate 26 11 37 

IV Number of graduates : Males, 10 ; females, 4. 

V. Number of teachers eight. Salaries as follows: 

President $ 900 00 

Vice President 700 00 

Secretary 500 00 

Grammar school 500 00 

Primary . . ., 300 00 

The Elocution, Music and Business departments re- 
ceived salaries by charging students in each de- 
partment. 

VI. Valuation of lands, including buildings, furni- 
tue &c., $6,000 

VII. Current expenses about as follows : 

Janitor's fees for ten months $ 150 00 

Coal and fuel 115 00 

Advertising 30 00 

Brooms, buckets and crayons 10 00 

The above is not reported as being correct, from this 
fact: It is made from verbal statements, more than 
from an itemized account book. Whether this will 
answer the purpose you want I very much doubt, but 
this is the best that is in sight, which I submit for your 
consideration. 

Very truly yours, 

S. M. Hendricks, 
President Board of Control 



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39 

CLOSE OF SESSION, 

1896-7. 

Part VIII. Exhibit III, closes the report for the ses- 
sion of 1896-7 ; and as there were but seven of the 
Schools in operation, and several of them for the first 
year, we cannot expect as good results as from those 
that had been regularly organized for several sessions. 
Many of these Schools — all, perhaps,, in fact, labored 
under disadvantages in the way of lack of finished build- 
ings, with proper equipments, and requisite teaching 
force ; as the exact amount of patronage could not be 
determined, and oftentimes (when this . was known), 
funds with which to pay teachers could not be deter- 
mined. At the close of Session 1897-8, I will give a 
general recapitulation of results for the two years. 



PART I.— First District. 

REPORT OF 

JACKSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 

JACKSON, CLARKE CO., ALA. 

REV. THOMAS E. CLYCE, 

PRESIDENT. 

1897-8. 



Jackson, Ala., August 1898. 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 

Dear Sir : — Report of the Jackson Agricultural Col- 
lege for the year 1897-8 : 

Number of students enrolled 164 

Summary by States : 

Alabama 159 

Kentucky 3 

Texas 1 

Florida 1 

Total 164 

Summary by Departments : 

Primary 68 



41 

SUMMARY BY DEPAETMENTS— Continued. 

Preparatory 46 

Collegiate 50 

Total 164 

Summary by Studies : 

Number of Students in English 150 

" " Mathematics 148 

" " History and Phi- 
losophy 62 

Number of students in Latin 58 

Greek 8 

" " German 4 

" " French 7 

Miisic 30 

" " Art -. . . 7 

" " Agriculture 33 

" '' Floriculture and 

Horticulture 81 

Number of students in Chemistry 4 

Business Dep't. . 7 

MONEY RECEIVED. 

1897 

June 9. By balance on hand $ 809 78 

June 10. By Amt. State Treas. for quarter 

beginning April 1, 1897 625 00 

Sept. 18. By Amt. State Treas. on tax tag for 

quarter ending March 31, 1897. . 800 00 

Sept. 18. By Amt. State Treas. for quarterage 

beginning July 1, 1897 625 00 

Sept. 18. By Amt. State Treas. for quarterage 

beginning Oct. 1, 1897 625 00 



42 
MONEY RECEIVED— Coutinued. 

1898 
Jan. 17. By Amt. of State Treas for quarter- 
age beginning January 1, 1898. . .$ 625 00 
March 1. 3y Amt. of State Treas. on extra 

tag tax 2,952 86 

April 22. By Amt. of State Treas. for quar- 
terage beginning April 1, 1898. . . 625 00 

By Matriculation fees 699 80 

By Music 334 67 

By Art 74 96 



Total received $ 8,797 07 



MONEY EXPENDED. 

For Teachers : 

T. S. Clyce $ 1,200 00 

E. S. Pugh 1,000 00 

G. S. Chapman 

P. E. Townsley 137 00 

T. H. Gilbert 78 75 

Miss Willie F. Crum 360 00 

Miss Lucia Phillips 315 00 

Mrs. Dannie M. Aldridge 360 00 

Total expended for Teachers $ 3,470 75 

For Experiment Station : 

Sept. 1, 1898. Amt. to J. L. Ballard, 

Supt. Farm, for experiments $ 125 00 

Feb. 1, 1898. Department of Floriculture 

and Horticulture 100 00 



43 
MONEY EXPENDED— Continued. 

Feb. 1. 1898. Amount to J. L. Ballard, 
Supt. Farm, for experiments on Col- 
lege Farm 200 00 

April 1, 1898. Amount to J. L. Ballard, 
Supt. Farm, for experiments on Col- 
lege Farm 100 00 

May 1, 1898. Amount to J. L. Ballard, 
Supt. Farm, for experiments on Col- 
lege Farm 100 00 



Total for Experiment Station $ 625 00 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 
1897 

June 9. By balance $ 110 70 

June 9. By Amt. to Postal Telegraph Co. . . 76 
June 9. By Amt. to D. B. Henley, Photog- 
rapher 1 50 

June 9. By Amt. to Miss Lucia Phillips, for 

art material , 6 30 

June 9. By Amt. to Dt. Jones for travelling 

expenses 25 00 

June 10. By Amt. to P. E. Townsley, for col- 
lecting: 27 70 

June 15. By Amt. to J. C. Stewart & Co 2 65 

June 15. By Amt. to Postal Telegraph Co. . . 85 

June 17, By Amt. to Cunnington Hdw Co.. 14 07 

June 17. By Amt. to J. C. Stewart & Co. . . . 130 98 

June 17. By Amt. to L. E. McLeod 248 00 

June 17. By Amt. to Bolen Bros 66 13 

June 18. By Amt. to Wagar Lumber Co. . . . 39 97 



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44 
GENERAL EXPENDITURES— Continued. 

June 19. By Amt. to Barney Cavanaugh 

Hardware Co 

June 19. By Amt. to F. C. Turner & Co 

June 19, By Amt. to Mobile Drug Co 

June 29. By Amt. to Empire M'fg Co 

Aug. 3. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and 

Organ Co 

Aug. 14. By Amt, to J. B. Carter, traveling 

expenses 

Aug. 26, By Amt. to G. W. Powe, Express to 

and from Montgomery 

Aug. 27. By Amt. to Alabama Printing Co.. 
Sept. 10. By Amt. to G. W. Powe, Express 

to and from Montgomery 15 40 

Sept. 10. By Amt. to E. S. Pugh, traveling 

expenses 

Oct. 1. By Amt. to J. B. Cater 

Oct. 2. By Amt. to W. W. Pearson, Atty 

fee 

Oct. 2. By Amt. to Brandon Printing Co.. . 
Oct. 28. By Amt. to Will Richardson, janitor 

Nov. 16. By Amt. to South Alabamian 

Nov. 20. By Amt. to Donahew & Heneberry. 
Nov. 20. By Amt. to Alabama Printing Co. . 
Nov. 29 . By Amt. to Will Richardson , j anitor. 
Dec. 56. By Amt. to Clarke County Democrat. 

Dec. 22. By Amt. to Monroe Journal 

Dec. 22. By Amt. to Herald 

Dec. 22. By Amt. to W. A. Daniels 

Dec. 24. By Amt. to Mobile Stationery Co. . 
Dec. 24. By Amt. to M. & B. R. R. Co., 



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25 


23 


75 


37 


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76 


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45 

GENERAL EXPENDITURES— Continued. 

freight on coal 35 06 

Dec. 29. By Amt. Jesse Frence Piano and 

Organ Co 30 00 

1898 

Jan. 7. By Amt. to Monroe Democrat 5 00 

Jan. 14. By Amt. to Will Richardson 30 00 

Jan. 14. By Amt. to Tennessee Coal andiron 

Railroad Co 32 16 

Jan. 29. By Amt. to Earl Long 17 50 

Jan. 29. By Amt. to W. A. Daniels 1 00 

Feb. 11. By Amt. to E. D. Dalbear 5 00 

Feb. 20. By Amt. to Will Richardson 15 00 

Mch.l7. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and 

Organ Co 30 00 

Apr. 12. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and 

Organ Co 10 00 

Apr. 25. By Amt. to Will Richardson . . 30 00 

May 20. By Amt. to Williams and Rogers. . 5 00 

May 23. By Amt. to Julius Feiblemen 35 82 

May 27. By Amt. to AVill Richardson 15 00 

May 27. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and 

Organ "^Co 10 00 

May 27. By Amt. to W. A. Daniels 5 75 

June 7. By Amt. to A. M. Wing, sundries. . 118 32 

June 7. By Amt. to T. S. Clyce, expenses. . 34 38 

June 7. By Amt. to Alabama Printing Co. . 40 00 

June 7. By Amt. to Mobile Stationery Co. . 10 00 

June 7. By Amt. to E. D. Dalbear 2 50 

June 7. By Amt. to Dr. L. 0. Hicks 8 55 

June 7. By Amt. to Dr. Cecil, traveling ex- 
penses 25 00 



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GENERAL EXPENDITURES— Continued. 

June 7. By Amt. to Mrs. D. M. Aldridge, 

Piano rent 31 50 

June 7. By Amt. to Powe, Dahlberg and 

others, Piano rent 63 00 



Total $ 2,230 69 

Note. — Ourstanding bills on Matriculation, Music and 
Art, to be collected, $383.01. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Thomas S. Clyce, 
President Jackson Agricultural College. 



REPORT OF 

SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AGMOULTU- 
EAL SCHOOL, 

EVERGREEN CONECUH COUNTY, ALAI3BAMA. 

PEOF. J. A. LANIER, 

PRESIDENT. 

1897-98. 



Evergreen, Ala, August 1st, 1898. 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala, 

Dear Sir : — In accordance with law and at your re- 
quest, I herewith submit a report of the Southwest Ala- 
bama x4.gricultural School, for the session of 1897-98, 
ending June 9th, 1898. With the exercises of last com- 
mencement, closed the fifth session of this school, and I 
am pleased to be able to report it as a session marked by 
progress, both as to the increased number of pupils in 
attendance and the character of the work done. 

Our roll-book shows an attendance in all departments 
of 348 pupils, 176 males, and 172 females, representing 
eleven counties in the State, whose average age is fif- 
teen }oars. From the increased attendance from year 



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to year since its establishmeni five years age, and from 
other indications, I feel justified in saying that the school 
is increasing and extending its influence throughout this 
section of the State. 

To give you a correct and definite idea of the scope 
and character of the work being done, I give below the 
different branches of study pursued, and the number of 
pupils, male and female, in each branch. Of course 
some of these branches are subdivided for convenience 
into several classes and other work distributed among 
the teachers : 

Male. Female. 

Orthography 160 150 

Reading 138 132 

Penmanship 160 165 

English Grammar 46 60 

Manual Geography 40 85 

Physical Geography 16 20 

United States History 46 62 

General History 24 20 

Arithmetic 96 72 

Algebra 34 38 

Geometry 4 5 

Trigonometry 2 2 

Agriculture 35 

Horticulture 32 35 

Floriculture ; 1 61 

Physics 10 9 

Chemistry 9 18 

Physiology 16 22 

Geology 2 2 

Astronomy 8 2 

Botany 1 61 

Civil Government 6 12 



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English Literature .... 4 10 

Rhetoric 15 25 

Latin 22 34 

French 6 5 

German 5 5 

Psychology 2 2 

Book-keeping 19 4 

Short-hand 3 1 

The above work may be divided in seven courses, or 
schools, with the following number of pupils, male and 
female, in each school : 

Male. Female, 

I. Literary 159 l^^O 

II. Scientific 82 64 

III. Classical 44 52 

IV. Music 4 36 

V. Elocution 10 33 

Yl. Art 1 16 

VII. Business 19 4 

Since the establishment of the school five years ago 
seventeen young men and young ladies have conipleted 
the full course of study prescribed, in our curriculum, as 
follows : Class of 1894-5, one young" man and three 
yOung ladies. Class of 1895-6, two young men and 
seven young ladies. Class of 1896-7, no graduates. 
Class of 1897-8, two young men and two young ladies, 
and were granted diplomas with titles of Full Graduates. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 

The following are the receipts and disbursements of 
the school for the session of ton scholastic months of 
1897-8, ending June 9th, 1898 : 
4 



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RECEIPTS. 



State appropriation $ 2,500 00 

Public School fund for Evergreen District. .'. 412 00 

Matriculation fees 1,241 00 

Prorata share of tag tax fund withheld by 
State, but subsequently distributed by 
order of Supreme Court 4,484 00 

Total $8,037 00 

DISBUESEMENTS. 

Teachers' salaries. . $ 4,360 00 

Incidental expenses, including fuel, lights, 
janitor's wages, repairs of damages to 
buildings and furniture, insurance, ex- 
penses of commencement, etc 427 00 

Catalogues, printing, advertising, etc 79 00 

Expenses of meeting of Board of Control .... 1500 

Total $4,911 00 

Balance in treasury from former sessions. . . .$ 3,726 00 

VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. 

The value of lands, buildings, equipments, ehc., be- 
longing to the school, is as follows : 

Lands $ 2,600 00 

Buildings 12,000 00 

Equipments 2,000 00 

Total $16,600 00 



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AVERAGE COST TO PUPIL PER SESSION. 

The average cost to pupil per session of ten months, 
pursuing the regular course of study as follows : 

Incidental see , $ 5 00 

Board 80 00 

Total $85 00 

Owing to the ver}^ heavy expense incurred by the 
Board of Control in purchasing lands, erecting and 
equipping the necessary buildings and otherwise estab- 
lishing the school, the full amount of apparatus and 
supplies necessary to do thorough and satisfactory work, 
has not yet been furnished the school. At the begin- 
ning of the last session a full set of chemical apparatus, 
and a sufficient amount of chemicals to properly illus- 
trate before the class the subject matter taught in the 
text books, was supplied. Our most pressing need in 
this respect at present is a complete set of physical ap- 
paratus and a cabinet of geological specimens. 

The school has established a nucleus of about two hun- 
dred volumes for a library, which is steadily being ad- 
ded to by the students and friends of the school. 

The great number of books withdrawn and read from 
time to time during the past session by pupils from all 
departments, and the daily and almost hourly consulta- 
tion of books of reference leads us to believe that no one 
feature of our school is likely to be more popular or cal- 
culated to exert a more lasting and beneficial effect on 
the student body than our library. 

In concluding this report, I will say that the prospects 
of the school are very flattering indeed, and if no epi- 
demic diseases, such as we have had to fear and con- 
tend with last session, or other misfortunes, befall the 



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school, I confidently believe the next session will wit- 
ness the largest enrollment in its history. 
Respectfully submitted, 

, J. A. Liner, Principal. 



PART HI— Thira District. 

REPORT OF • - 

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AGEICUL- 

TURAL SCHOOL. 

ABBEVILLE, HENRY CO., ALA. 

PROF. J. V. BROWN, Principal. 
1897-98. 



Abbeville, Ala,, August 3rd, 1898. 

Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : We hereby submit the following report 
of the Southeast Alabama Agricultural School, for the 
years 1897-98 : 

I. Number enrolled, male and female. ... 206 

II. Number of Normal students, male and 

and female None. 

III. Number of teachers employed, male 

and female 5 

IV. Number graduates, male and female. 5 

V. Total amount paid teachers $ 2,475 60 

VI. State appropriations. Quarterly pay- 

ments 3,126 00 

VII. Other appropriations or donations. . None. 

VIII. Matriculation fees collected $156.00, 

and Public School fund $314.84. . 470 84 

IX. Total resources of School, annually. . 3,595 84 



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X. Increased tag tax 4,033 11 

XI. States represented in our School .... S 

XII. Counties represented in our School. 6 

The outlook of the School is better than ever before. 
We have reason to believe that we will enroll three hun- 
dred pupils next 3^ear. 

Our new building is just completed, which cost, with 
all the furniture, apparatus &c,, about $14,000. 

We have added four new departments in our School, 
namely : Music, Elocution, Art and the Business De- 
partment. 

Very respectfully, 

J. V. Brown, President. 



PAET IV. 

REPORT OF * 

FOUETH DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL 

SCHOOL AMD EXPERIMENT 

STATION. 

SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA CO., ALA. 

PROF. J. R. DEWBERRY, Principal. 

1897-98. 



Sylacauga, Ala., July 13, 1898. 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

State Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — 

In answer to your communication of the 8th inst., I 
beg leave to submit the following report of the Fourth 
District Agricultural School : 

1. Number enrolled, male 158; female 129. 

2. We have no Normal department. 

3. Number of graduates, male ; female 1. 

4. Number of teachers employed, male 3 ; female 6. 

5. Amount paid teachers |'3,100 00 

6. State appropriation : 

( a) For Agricultural School and Experi- 
ment Station 2,500 00 

(b) For Public School of Sylacauga. . . . 385 00 

7. No other appropriations or donations. 



56 



No tuition is charged, but a small inci- 
dental fee is collected for each pupil, 
and amounted to ■$ 890 50 



9. -Total resources of school 3,775 50 

10. States represented, "2 ; (b) Counties represented, 13. 

11. The general outlook for the school in the way of 

improvement for aftother year is very flattering. 

12. The departments of Music, Art, Elocution and 

Business, each of which required a separate 
teacher, were made self-sustaining, and the 
amount collected from these departments is not 
included in the "Amount paid to teachers" un- 
der Section 5. 
The Academic work of the school for another year is 
divided into three departments, viz: Collegiate, Pre- 
paratory and Primary. The Collegiate department is 
supported by the special api^ropriation of the State for 
the Agricultural School and Experiment Station, and 
incidentals collected from pupils in that department. 
The Preparatory and Primary departments are distinct 
from the Agricultural School and Experiment Station, 
and are maintained by the appropriation of the State 
for public schools and the incidentals. 
Your friend, 

Jno. R. Dewberry. 



PART V. 

REPORT OF 

FIFTH DISTHICT AGRI CULTURAL 
SCHOOL, 

WETUMPKA, ELMORE COUNTY, ALA., 

PROF. R. 0. MEEK, President. 
1897-98. 



Wetumpka, August 1, 1898. 
Hon. Jno. 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala, 
Dear Sir : I submit the following report of Fifth 
District Agricultural School for session 1897-98 : 

I. Number enrolled, male 137 

' ' female 132 



Total enrollment 269 

II. Number Normal students None. 

III. Number Graduates None. 

IV. Number Teachers employed, male. . . 2 

" '[ " female.. 4 

V. Total amount paid Teachers $3,200 00 

VI. Special State Appropriation 2,000 00 

VII. Amt. from Public Fund (County 

and State) 74 70 

VIII. Incidental Fees collected 1,118 05 

IX. Total Resources of School $ 3,192 75 



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X. Number Counties represented, Alabama 8 

XI. The outlook for the School is good within a lim- 
ited sphere. We expect to improve in the school work 
and accommodate all the pupils who come, but we are 
embarrassed because we have not the money to finish our 
building, fence our grounds, l)uild a dormitory for girls, 
and make other necessary improvements. 

XII. The above report does not include the teachers 
(four in number) of Art, Music and Elocution, and a 
few of their pupils Avho are not in the literary depart- 
ment are not included in the 269 pupils. Nor did I in- 
clude above the $500.00 appropriated by the State for 
the Experiment Station. 

Very truly, 

R. 0. Mekk, President, 

5th Dist. Affr. School. 



PAUT VI.— Si2sth District. 

BEPORT OF THE « . 

WEST ALABAMA AaEIGULTURA.L 

SCHOOL. 

HAMILTON, MARION COUNTY", ALA. 

PROF. S. T. SLATON, President. 

1897-98. 

Hamilton, Ala., August 1, 1898. 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

State Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — ' 

I beg to submit the following report of the Sixth 
District Agricultural School, for the scholastic year 
1897-98 : 

1. Number students enrolled, male 144; female 64. 

Total 208. 

2. Number of graduates, male 1; female 0. Total 1. 

3. Number of teachers employed, male 3 ; female 2. 

Total 5 . 

4. Total amount paid teachers, ^2,425. 

5. State appropriation |'2,500 00 

6. Tag tax 3,915 29 

7. Public School fund 192 75 

8. Tuition collected (incidentals) 244 50 

9. Total resources of the school ^6,852 54 



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10. States represented, 2 ; counties represented, 8. 

REMARKS. 

11. During the past year a dormitory for the accommo- 

dation of thirty-five students has been erected. 
Material improvements on the farm, in the way 
of fencing, tools, etc., have been made. New 
chapel contemplated next session. 
As I have been elected President of this School, and 
as Prof. Cauthen is away, I have made out the report as 
required, and mail you to-day. I trust it will prove 
satisfactory. With kind regards, 
I am sincerely yours, 

S. T. Slatox. 



PART VII. 

REPORT OF THE 

SEVENTH DISTRICT AGRICULTUKAL 
SCHOOL. 

ALBERTSVILLE, MARSHALL COUNTY, ALA. 
Wm. F. FEAGIN, President. 

1897-98. 



Albertsyille, Ala., August 1, 1898. 
Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomeiy, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — 

I beg leave to submit the following report of the 
Seventh District Agricultural School, for session ending 
May 18, 1898 : 

I. Students enrollod, 18-1 : 121 males, 63 females. 

II. Number of Normal students, 50; 40 males, 10 
females. 

III. Number of gra luates, 9 ; 8 males, 1 female. 

TV. Teachers employed, 5 ; 2 males, 3 females. 

V. Total amount paid teachers |2,800 00 

VI. State appropriation 2,500 00 

VII. No other appropriations or donations. A fee of $3 

is charged each student at the beginning of each 
term of five months. 

VIII. No tuition collected. (See VII). 



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IX, Total resources, including real estate and buildings, 
amount to about $7,500. 
X. Three (3) States represented ; thirteen counties in 

Alabama represented. 
XL The outlook for the school in the way of improve- 
ments is good. 
XII. The school has improved every year since it has 
been in operation — both in numbers and class 
of work done by both pupil and teacher. 
The Board eliminated the Primary and Intermediate 
grades from the school ; so, you see we have not enrolled 
as many as last year, but we have had this year 118 
boarding pupils, whereas last year we had only 48. If 
you add the number that would be in these grades, our 
roll this year would far exceed last. Those students that 
compose these grades are entirely local, and have the 
privilege of attending the Albertsville Public School, 
wliich is in operation ten months. 

We are doing excellent work when you consider our 
small appropriation. We need more money and we 
ought to have it, to come up to the full requirements of 
the law by which the District Agricultural Schools of 
the State are governed. 

Yours truly, 

AYm. F. Feagin, President. 



PAET vni. 

EEPORT OF 

EIGHTH DISTRICT AGEICULTUEAL 

SOHOOL, 

ATHENS, LIMESTONE CO., ALA, 

PROFESSOR M. K. CLEMENTS, ' 

PKESIDENT. 
1897-8. 



Athens, Ala., July 26, 1898. 
Hon. Jno. 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear SiR : — I beg to herewith submit report of the 
Iforth Alabama Agricultural School, for the scholastic 
years ending September 30, 1898 : 

I. Num.ber Pupils Enrolled : 

Male 140 

Female 114 

Total 254 

II. Number Normal Pupils : 

Male 15 

Female 11 

Total 26 



64 

III. Number Graduates : 

Male -. . 2 

Female. 1 

Total 3 

IV. Number Teachers Employed : 

Male 3 

Female 2 

Total 5 

V. Total amount paid Teachers $ 3,550 00 

VI. State Appropriation $ 2,000 00 

VII. Other Appropriations. . . 300 00 

VIII. Incidental fees 700 00 



IX. Total resources of School. $ 3,000 00 

X. Three States, and six counties in Alabama, repre- 
sented in School. 

XI. The general outlook for the School in the way of 
improvements in attendance, and extension of territory 
represented, is good. 

XII. The feeling of the people towards Normal and 
Agricultural Schools is improving. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Merit K. Clement, 

• President. 



REPORT OP 

OTNTH DISTRICT AGRIJULTUilAL 

SCHOOL AND EXPERIMENT 
STATION. 

BLOUNSVILLE, BLOUNT, CO., ALA. 

Wm. J. BEESON, M. Sc, President. 

SESSION 1897-98. 

Blountsville. Ala., A igust 1, 1898. 

Hon. John 0. Turner, 

Superintendent of Education, 

Montgomery, Ala. 
Dear Sir : — 

The following is the annual report to the Superin- 
tendent of Education, of the Ninth District Agricultural 
School and Experiment Station, for the Session 1897-98 : 

1. Number enrolled, male 108 

" - ' ' female 83 

, Total 191 

IT. Normal Students, none. 

III. Number Graduates, none. 

IV. Number of Teachers, male 4 

" " female 5 



Total . 

5 



66 

V. Amount paid Teachers $ 2,100 30 

VI. State Appropriation (paid to Teachers) 1,815 00 

VII. Other appropriations or donations : 

Encyclopsepia Britannica, by 

Capt. Frank Burns 250 00 

VIII. Tuition collected 12 00 

IX. Total Resources of School: State 

Appropriation, $2,000.00 ; Matric- 
ulation fees ; Tuition for Students 
who do not take Agriculture ; Li- 
brary fee. 

X. States and Counties represented : 

States, 2; Counties 5. 

XI. Outlook for the School : With the small library 
added this session, the Science Lecture-room fitted with 
desk, chemical and biological apparatus, and a number 
of specimens of rocks, ores, etc., together with many 
valuable bulletins, reports, etc., sent us from Wash- 
ington and the many Experiment Stations in tlie Uni- 
ted States, we feel that the outlook for superior work at 
the School is very promising. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Wm. J. Beeson, President. 



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CONCLUSION. 

I feel that I cannot close this Report without calling 
your Excellency's attention to the following facts con- 
nected with the operation of these Schools, viz : 

First. As but seven of these schools were in opera- 
tion during the scholastic year 1896-7, as shown by this 
report, with practically the same results as shown in the 
session of 1897-8, I deem it unnecessary to recapitulate 
and tabulate further, except to call your Excellency's 
attention to the following facts connected with these nine 
schools for the last session of 1897-8. 

Second. I find the entire enrolment amounted to 
2,111 pupils, or an average of 234 pupils to the school, 
and there were employed in thes3 nine schools 56 teach- 
ers, including the Presidents, or an average of 7 teachers 
to the school, or a:i averagG of one teacher to 33 pupils. 
It will be observed, however, in some of these schools, 
that one teacher is often required to handle more than 50 
pupils. 

Third. Taking the reports furnished me as my guide, 
I find that the total income of these schools for the past" 
session, from all sources, including balances from previous 
year or years, to be ^§43,890, of which ariiount |)27,525 
was paid in teachers salaries, and the sum of >»9,851 was 
expended in permanent improvements and running ex- 
penses of the schools, leaving a balance on hand of 
^9,029. Of the total amount of resources, .^43,890, I 
find that the State has contributed either directly or in- 
directly about the sum of :§37,000 ; the balance was col- 
lected in fees from students and received from donations. 

By examining these tables further, I find that the 



71 

average salary paid the Presidents of these institutions 
to be <;is'l,000; and the averao-- F'-O/iry paid teachers, 
#491. 

I further find the entire pj'operLy owned by these 
institutions, taking the estimates furnished me, to be 
$130,000, or an average valuation of |'14,444. 

You will also observe that but little has been said, in 
any of these reports made by the Principals of these 
schools, upon the subject of Agriculture and the Experi- 
ment Station-~which is claimed as the prime' object of 
these plants. There are two reasons, to my mind, how- 
ever, why so little has been said in reports to this De- 
partment. First: At tlio da. 3 of these reports but 
little could bo told of the present crops, and the results 
from the various experiments. Second : Parties tnak- 
ing these reports doubtless thought that that phase of 
the subject belonged to the Commissioner of Agricul- 
ture ; and you will possibly be furnished with full bulle- 
tins from the Department of Agriculture. 

Upon a thorough examination of the reports sub- 
mitted to this Department, which is now on file as a 
part of the records of this office, you will find that this 
report has been compiled with much difficulty — owing 
to the fact these reports on file are not clear and accurate. 
It is therefore possible there ma}^ be some errors in this 
compilation ; if so, they are attributable to this cause 
alone. I trust your Excellency will make some strong 
recommendations to the General Assembly along this 
line, relative to the Boards of Control and those whose 
duty it is to make these reports, that this Department 
in the future may be relieved of much annoyance and 
burden in compiling from illegible and otherwise unsat- 
isfactory data. 

In making this Report, as in all others issued from 



72 

this Department, I have used my best efforts to be fair 
to all concerned and present the facts as they really 
exist, that the people of the State may fully understand 
the exact status of these institutions. Trusting that I 
have accomplished this purpose, and that this Report 
will meet the hearty endorsement of your Excellency, I 
am, with great respect, 

Your obedient servant, 

John 0. Turner, 
State Superintendent of Education. 



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